CCSS 8.G.B.6 Worksheets

Grade 8 · Geometry

Explain why the Pythagorean theorem and its converse are true by working through a proof of each.

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Explain why the Pythagorean theorem and its converse are true by working through a proof of each.

Worked example

A right triangle has hypotenuse 13 and one leg 5. Find the other leg.

Answer: 12

Why:

\sqrt{13^{2} - 5^{2}}

\sqrt{169 - 25}

\sqrt{144}

= 12

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